FlexboxGeneralinfo
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Using Flexbox
- define a parent element as a flex container
- All child elements become flex Items
- Flexbox properties can the control orientation, alignment, size and spacing of child flex items
- container are set to either row or column orientation
- display: flex is done on the container, this allows all child items to be controlled with flex
- flex-flow: row wrap; // this aligns content in a row. contents that are overflowing will wrap to the next row
- flex: 1 1 100px;
- first value is flex grow
- second value is flex shrink
- third value is flex basis (starting size)
<section class="flex-container"> <div class="box"> <h3>one</h3> </div> <div class="box"> <h3>two</h3> </div> <div class="box"> <h3>three</h3> </div> <div class="box"> <h3>four</h3> </div> </section>
CSS
.flex-container{ margin: 1em 0; border: 1px solid #333; display: flex; flex-flow: row wrap; }